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The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-08
Hugging and Embracing.

4 lugslIB Is comparatively mod
ern institution Our ancestors never
Rugged. They calmly and demure-
ly embraced. There's a big differ
ence between a hug and an embrace
The hug is an earnest, quick, impet
uous contraction of the muscles of
the arms and chest when the OBJ
ject to be Rugged lies within the
circle bounded by the arms, while
the chest is the goal or final point of
the hug The warmth of the hug is
determined by the extent of the
muscular contraction. But the hug
is not, as anatomists assert, terminal
ed when the object is brought in con-
tact with the chest. On tho contrary,
the sweeping in is but the shell of
the operation. The kernel is reach
ed when the space between the hug
and the huggee is anihilated, and
the blade of a knife could scarcely be
inserte between both surfaces. This
is, perhaps, the most dangerous state
ofthe operation. A pound, nay,
few ounces Of extra pressure may re-
suit, ifnot in the displacement of a
rib, at least in the bursting of corset
string with the almost inevitable
destruction of bangs, montagues,
waves, pufs and such like headgear.
The release, ifnot skillfully manag-
ed, is attended with danger, and
should be as gradual as the elementa-
ry pressure.
Expression Of anguish on the part
of the huggee may, as a rule, be re-
garded as hypocritical, and should
have no effect on inducing the hug
ger to diminish the pressure. In
like manner all danger signals in re-
gard to the arrival of a third party on
the scene should be investigated
by the party of the first part before
receiving the attention the genuine
arrival of a parent or guardian might
command. This may be done by a
quick glance over the shoulder, and
this rapid change ofthe direction of
the head may be accomplished by a
little practice, without making any
relaxation of pressure necessary. If
the warning should prove to be with
out foundation the deceit may be
punished by from two to three
pounds of additional pressure, but
so gradual that none of the orna-
ments Of the person Rugged may
suffer. These little accidents ruiile
the temper and embitter the memory
Of the operation. The small affairs
of the toilet are not accomplished
easily, and the female mind is rulll-
ed by the destruction Of the labor
ious embellishments Of the morning
hours.
The embrace is merely the throw
ing out and partial contraction OF
the arms, without any special at
tention to an objective point. Mean
relatives should bc embraced and
not Rugged. An especially youug
and pretty aunt may be expected
and cases are known where an en-
tremely Juvenile and good-lookine
step-mother has been the occasion o
the merging Of the embrace into tn,
hug. But this is rarely done, par
ticularly if the embracer is depend
ent on the purse of the old man fo
the necessities us well as luxuries 0
life. To embrace a mother-in-law il
hollow mockery, and should b,
attempted only when some impor
tant object is to be attained, anC
even then it is hardly excusable.-
Inter Ocean,
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-08

A brother in prayer meeting in
neighboring town the other night
prayed for the absent "who were
Frustrated on beds of sickness and
sofas Of wellness."
An African tribe is governed by
ruler who has no tongue. He is not
only the king, but the king dumb.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-08
4 Woman's Confidence Game.

A woman named Roy has Just
been condemned to three months
imprisonment for larceny, commit
ed under peculiar circumstances
She used to walk about the streets
of Paris in the daytime, and when
she noticed II crowd around a chem
ist' shop-an inevitable sign that an
accident had occurred-she went in
to the establishment to see the victim.
If the injured person were uncon-
scious, the good Samaritan, Nine.
Roy, Immediately claimed him or
her as her own, unless, of course the
object of the chemists care had an
appearance of abiect poverty. In
this way she succeeded in getting
the victim into a cab. He was her
cousin, her brother in law, or the
husband Of dear friend, and every
body believed her and praised her
for her tender solitute or deep disin-
terestedness.
She got into the vehicle with her
charge, and during the drive to a
fictitious address She contrived to
ease the insensible or half-dazed
victim Of watch, chain and money.
Madame then got out. told the
cabman to drive on to the address
mentioned, adding that she would
rejoin him after she had called for a
friend who was also interested in
knowing about the accident.
This able female was found out
while she was taking person in an
cpileptic fit to false address. The
patient became suddenly conscious
while the charming Samaritan was
fumbling in his pockets, and the sit
uation feebly dawned upon him.
By exercising a little duplicity he
was able to signal to the cabmen to
stop, and the deeds and doings of
Madame Roy were later on revealed
to all men.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-08
THINK OF IT

THINK OF 1T.
When you want Cloth
ing for either men or
boys it might be Of great
advantage to You to
know how well you can
be fitted out at Mullin
IL Sons's, Sixth and Mar
ket. They will take
great pleasure in showing
you their goods, and,
while they will not be
able to tell you they can
sell you at half price or
give you the best bargain
you ever had, they do
want everybody to be
their own Judge as to
style, fit and make of
their garment. 1t is one
thing to buy Il low,
priced garment and
another to buy Il gar
ment that will be cheap
and give satisfaction.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-08

See our Overcoats,
See our Dress Suits,
See our Business Suits,
See our our Boys Suits,
See the best assortment
Of piece goods you ever
saw in Wilmington.
The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-10-08
W0RKINGGLSASS Attention !

We are now prepared to furnish all classes
WIN employment at home. tue whole of the
ume' or Tor their spare moments. Business
new, light and profitable. Persons OF either
rex easily earn from 50 cents to 500 per even
ihgi ond proportional sum by devoting all
heir time TO the business. Boys and girls
earn nearly as much as men. That ali who
zee inns may send their address, and test the
business, we make this offeR. To such as are
not well satisfied we Will send one dollar 10
pay for the trouble Of writing, Fun particu
laIs ana Quilt free. Address GEORGE SrIN-
son Co., Portland, Maine.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
LA BALLONA HARBOR.
One of the Most Important Pro.
iects OF the Future.


jects OF the Future.
The Los Angeles and Santa Monica
r. R. Co., was organized in January to
construct "a Railroad from Los Aegeles
to a suitable point on the Bay of Santa
Monica. After surveying several lines
they finally settled on Ballona Lake as be.
ing tina terminal point at the ocean and
commenced making arrangements with
the several land owners at or near the
lake. which proved very slow under.
taking. Mr.. James Campbell was the
prime mover in this projec. and though
many obstacles were thrown in his way,
causing many delays he did not give up
but kept working ON well laid plan un'
til now the company as we'll as the
public can see the foundation of the
future harbor of Southern California.
The Ballona Harbor and improvement
company was formed in November with
q capital stock of $500, 900 which has
all been taken and this company has con.
tracted to open the Harbor and con.
struct the Railroad to Los Angeles FORM.
ing very important connection be.
tween Los Angeles and deep water at
Port Ballona. This company has let
contracts to responsible firms In San
Francisco for the filing of the channel
and wharfs, as well as for the dredging
of the channel and lake go vessels can
enter about the First Of May, 1887.
The benefits to be derived from the
opening of this new harbor by the "a;
tire county of Los Angeles il beyond
calculation a. It will open mp channel
inviting the commercial interests Of tts
world TO enter. -
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01

the traffic Of the road could be conccn-
trated on either line, of over million
dollars. The vast number Of tourists
who now make Pasadena, the Raymond
and other points the Mecca OF their
travel, would insure to the line which
might own this little road their entire
transportation to and from the eastern
terminus, while fruits, oranges, etc.,
would no doubt find the best route over
tho line owning the terminal at which
they originate.
The road occupies position geograph-
ically which can hardly be paralleled to
its detriment, in view Of the grades and
curves which are involved in its con-
struction and make it, as originally in
tended, suburban road reaching the
most desirable portions of the San Ca
briel valley.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
Tho DuRrto.

The Queen of the colonies 20 miles
from Los Angeles by the l.. A. & s. G..
v. R. r. is no embryos settlement but
years past was discovered and improved
by large numbers of eastern and English
people alive to its splendid location,
glorious climate. good soil. unusual and
unfailing supply of water. This latter
is over four hundred inches to less than
1900 acres Of land, far more than Pasa.
dena and others boast of. "Duarte
oranges" are found in the markets of
the Pacific coast and the cast. Its 10.
cation and repute are inviting large
numbers of investors and settlers and a
new and fine hotel is assured by sub.
scriptions of residents. A city at this
point is fact beyond question, aud an
investment Mt the present low prices in
lots in the Blankenhorn & Chippendale
subdivision, only six hundred feet from
the depot established, will be protita.
BILE one.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01

TAKE PLEAsuRR IN HANDING You
aiist OF goods kept constantly on hand.
e which ask your careful attertion.
pay particular attention to famiiv t,.a.
Goth city and country. and make special.
ty Of fne
Wines and Liquors.
imported and domestic. for family and med.
ical use, and guarantee every article 70 be
precisely ~ represented. Whenever vou
need any goods, please look ct 1t and write
to me for prices. will give you the vsry
lowest market quotations.
Bass & Co.'S. Tsnnents, Jcfffys'. Inde.
coope d Co.'S Palo Ale. Guinness' Dublfn
Stout. bottled by Z. 81. Burke. q Johnsou.
PTS q qts-. Hennessy and Msrtell Coxnsa,.
Ansostura. Boonekamp. Dsmiana, Hos
letters, Hoofelands. Hop, Peruvian. orsnse
tfrom Boord Son. London,) Bittsr..
g. q. Mumm, Pommery 4 Greno Sea.
Louis Roederer. cachet Blaac. Green seal.
Arpsd Harasthy 4 Co. . Eclipse Chsmyasue,
A. v. H. Geneva Gin. Old Tom (Bocrd 4
s,n. London)
Genoveva Mineral Waters. also Appollip-
aris. seltser. vichy. Hunyado yanos.
Jamaica, Medford and st. Croix Ruma
Fine Imported Port and sherry wines. Bsp-
edictine, Curacao. Poussecafe, Absinths.
vernouth italian and French). Kuuns,.
Asraschino. Chartreusc.
Fine old straight Kentucky whlskiss. fes-
warded direct from warehouse IN Louis-
Vile. KY, or from store in Los Angeles.
J.. q. Mathlingly 4 Son. Kentucky whisky
In quantities to suit.
A large lot Of Foreign and Domestic LID.
aors not mentioned here kept constantly ON
hand.
Persons visiting this place are cordially
Invited to call and inspect the stock and
s,mple the wines.
Any Information on brands not mention
I'd here will be forwarded on applIoation
by mail or wire.
Samples can be had II specially requested
and forwarded by express without charge.
and quoted at the lowest market price.
Soliciting y our patronage. remain,
Yours Respectfully.
II. !. WOOLLACOTT,
Stand % N. Spring st.. Los Angeles, Gal.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01

In another port on the
San
IL lunnu. " -o - - NN~-~-
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
legal Basin ess Of 1855.

County Clerk. G. H. Dunsmoor. for.
niahes the following list Of actions, civil,
criminal and probate. for the past year,
up to December 25th, in the Superior
Court. and the number Of insane com.
mitments;
/ MS;A a commitments ............. q
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
WEST.

EAsT-BoUND THROUGH FREIGHT,
10 Mos, 1856.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
EAST.

WEST. BOUND THROUGH FREIGHT,
10 Mos, 1896.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
SPECIAL BARGAINS
oHFgERD BY
Quinn, Shively, Riley & Company,
55 N. Spring Str. ~.

HOUSES AND LOa6.
$25o0-House of s rooms on Temple streee.
new, lot 43xl75.
6020-H ouse of rooms on Sixth st.. lot COX
22oo-House Of rooms on Louisiana av.,
lot 80xIi0
2soo-Hcuse Of rooms on Second st.. nsw,
lot 40x120.
22oo-House of 8 rooms cor. Diamond and
Figueroa. lot 50xf42.
7000-Aouse Of rooms on Charity 1t. near
Second, lot 40xi45.
10001-HOuse OF IL rooms on Third st, near
Charity st.. lot 132x130.
S0oo-House OF rooms on Olive Vt lot
50xl65.
zoo House of 8 rooms on Lazard st., lot
60Oo-House of 10 rooms on Charity. lot
60xl65.
2soo-Houss OF rooms on Temple st., lot
50xs5.
LOTS.
8 lots on Angeleno Heights, each $780, q
lots on Angeleno Heights. each $1,000.
lot on Brooklyn tract. <400
lot on cor. Glarabell 4 Union ave, $3.50.
l lot on Figueroa St., s2000
Lots on Kurtz st. each $500.
Its on Lake iore avenue, $3.50.
Lots on LOmitas st., $500.
$3.50.
3splendid residences on Hill st.
20 acres u OF u mile from city limits, suit.
able for subdivision, $3.50 per acre.
the Escondido tract San Diego. A long Eak
OF country properties. Call ut their Office
and examine. SO N. SPRING ST., L. A.
janl-1m
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-01
LOCAL THROUGH FREIGHT,
For 10 Months Of 1856,


contiguous
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-23
Buddhism,

Buddhism gives no explanation Of tho
beginning Of all things; its starting
point is that the world and men exist,
and that everything is subject TO change.
Everything moves toward either de-
%struction d renovation. Nirvana-
s'perfection or salvation''-is the state
toward which. the righteous tend. For
the theist there is the absorption of the
individual in God; for the atheist alb
sorption in nothing. A human life is
not a separate entity; it is a portion, so
to speak, of the universal life. The life
that sinneth 1t shall die, says Buddhism;
it shall sink through lower and lower
forms until it reaches humiliation. The
righteous life. rising aver upward, at
tains at length to Nirvana, and is re-
absorbed in the Divine Essence. There
is ever-increasing Joy in ever-increasing
wisdom, and after ono life is ended
there shall be another, ever ascending
the scale of holiness, stretching up to
beatific and illimitablc heights. This
was TRANSPORTATION; not of souls,-for
Gautama held that there was no such
thing as soul,-but of life; each in:
dividual. according to the good or bad
use he makes of his present life, be-
comes after death another individual Of
higher or lower character. And yet il
is almost an error to say that Buddha
taught absorption into God as the stage
of existence beyond Nirvana; for it
does not appear that Buddhism acknowl.
edges a God. Perfection can 90 nc
further; it IS the vanishing point of the
human landscape.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-23
Reading in Total Darkness.

Though NJ. Chevreul, the veteran
French chemist, will complete his hum
dredth year on the last day of this
month, he had an experience a day OF
two ago of which it is safe to say be
would search his souvenirs in vain for
parallel. He received q visit in his
laboratory from the members of the
Chinese mission in Paris; and the con-
versation naturally turning on the SUBJ
ject of light and color, which NJ. Chev-
reul has spent his life in investigating,
one Of the party astonlshed him by de-
claring that he could see perfectly with
out light, and hc actually read some
pages of a book in the dark. N. Chev-
reul doubtless knows that q predecessor
of his own, Jerome Cardan, a famous
savant of the sixteenth century, was
credited with the same power. And
'hc roung Scaliger assures us that when
=; woke from his brief slumbers he
-: able to read in the dark without
::::::: ing his lamp. The younger Scali-
;::::' vas rather given to boasting; and
:::;:: .tatement of his has usually been
;:::.::=,d with that of his eminent con-
81: :::.orary and pathological rival, the
:::# ed Buchanan, who claimed to
=: ::lscovered q key to the language
,ngelic choir; b6t the feat of the
50; Chinese goes some way to estab'
; liz, - g%enuineneas of this particular
: :a*:.:;gi ion Of the dead Grecian.-St.
:":::":'s Gazette.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-23
Song Of the Shirt.

"Say," said a conductor on the Big
Four road this morning, "that tunnel
out at North Bend is fairly prolific with
incidents that seem to flourish in its
darkened atmosphere"
"Anything new latelyp"
':Not just lately, but good. neverthe-
less. A passenger from the west and
eastward-bound wore linen discolored
with the dust and CRIME of travel. 1t
seems he expected to meet friends in
the city, and, wanting to make a good
appearance, he concluded to change in
the tunnel. He got the change out and
ready to drop the worn garment. Isaw
him make q dive for his clean shirt just
as we shot into the tunnel. There was
a few seconds of d~eafening din and
clatter, and then we shot into daylight
with an echo that seemed to cling to
the cars. and, ye gods! what a sight
met eyes. The poor fellow had got
his head through the neckband, but
the sleeves were stuck together by the
starch, and there he stood, like Don
Quixote's windmill, with his arms
thrashing about, his hands trying to
push through to the wristbands, and q
generous spread of snow-white linen,
that reached his knees on all sides.
You bet I hustled him into a private de-
partment, and you should have seen
him do a fancy job of frcscoing in the
swearing line. He cussed his wife. the
shirts, the road, the tunnel, and my
how he did give it to the starch, and the
conductor laughed until he was red in
the face as he called 'Riverside."-
Cincinnati Times Star.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-23
How to Kill q Town.

Horace Greeley wa the author Of the
following directions eff you want to
keep q town from thriving, do not erect
more buildings than you can occupy
yourself. II you should accidentally
have an empty building, and anyone
should want to rent it, ask three times
the value of it. Demand u Shylock
price for every foot of ground God has
given you stewardship over. Turn a
cold shoulder to every business man and
merchant who seeks to make a home
with you. Look on every newcomer
with q scowl. Run down the work OF
every new workman. Go abroad for
wares rather than to those who seek to
do business in your midst. Fail to ad.
vertise Or in any way support the town
newspaper, so that people around may
not know whether business is going on in
your town or not. Wrap yourself in u
cloak of i%mpervious selfishness. There
is no more eHectual way of killing a town
than actions like these enumerated"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-23
, Remove Hides.

Il devoted to the leather trade
The following directions: In TAX
K off a hide or calfskin, never tut the
throat crosswisc in the least. Slit the
skin from the brisket to the tail, and
from the briskct to the jaw; then cut
around each leg to tho hoof: Slit the
hind leg from the hoof up directly over
the gambrel. and the forward legs in
the front, directly over the knee, to the
top of the brisket bone. This leaves the
hide or skin then in the proper shape
for finishing. Skin the head and legs
carefully to avoid cutting them; then,
commencing ut the head. draw or fist
off the skin without any further use of
the knife, thereby avoiding the holes
and cuts that almost spoil so many calf
skins. Some farmers use Il windlass to
draw off the dairy skins, and others use
a horse; but n or two men can do it q
great deal more quickly and easily.
When taken off, lay the hide OF skin flat
on the floor in Il cool place, where the
sun can not shine upon 1t, and cover it
with salt-rather fine salt beng better
than too coarse salt. Do not roll it up,
but let it remain in tho salt until you
edAc VI duOtIlct, llcu pliCc Cudt Ouo
upon tho other. sailing freely as before,
and so on until you get enough to make
quite a pile; then commence another
pile in the same manner. Do not be
afraid to use salt freely, what the skins
do not require will shake off and can be
used again. If you prefer to dry out
your skins before selling them be sure
that they are thoroughly cured with salt
before drying them. and then that they
are thoroughly dried before being baled
up for shipment. Never dry out a skin
without having it saltcd as described
to preserve it from moths and other in
juries on the hair side, which are liable
to occur if the skins are not properly
sailed before being dried out. If your
skins remain on hand very long after
| being dried out before delivery to the
tanner, even if sailed, watch them care
fully to detect any indications of moths
or worms on the hair side. and if any
are discovered have the skins vigorously
whipped with a stick so often they shall
be wholly eradicated from the entire lot
of skins, as they often work serious in.
jury in a very short time.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-23
Pu9ilistic Bernhardt.

Apropos of her pugilistic penchant I
have just been told an anecdote which
may merit reproduction in your pages.
Sarah was once travelling in a irst-class
railway compartment from Brussels to
Paris. Just as the train steamed out of
the station of this city she found herself
alone with an old gentleman who hap
pened to be afflicted with a very bad
cough. Actresses. like children, how
ever, have no pity for such misfortunes;
and, of course, she did not mean to be
deprived of her habitual smoke. So
she lit a cigarette, and in u very short
time the little compartment was quite
filled with a cloud of smoke-to the
horror and CONSERVATION of the old
gentleman, whose features grew dark
and livid with the unwonted exercise to
which his lungs were being subjected.
Pardon, madame" he gasped. ''par-
don! but I am too ill to support the
smoke of your cigarette" IF you
are" cried Sarah. 'you can just open
these windows. The fresh air will re-
vive you" Il cannot do that" was the
reply, "as it would only aggravate my
cold. and, besides. permit me to remind
uauduo tuat tulS 10 uO uAOAluS cOIu.
partment." "Permit me to remind
monsieur" exclaimed Sarah, indignant
~, "that l am not to be tri1ed with in
this fashion. Hold your tongue, or !
will compel you to do sol" The old
man protested against this i~nsolence,
but his protestations were cut short by
a pair Of fists applied to both his cheeks
by the irascible actress. At the first
station at which the train stopped the
old mar got down and told the station.
master that there was a raving lunatic
in the compartment he had just left.
An inquiry was instituted on the spot,
with the result that Sarah, after re.
ceiving a sharp reprimand. was allowed
to proceed with her smoke and her jour-
ney in peace. -Brussels Letter in Rhila-
de!phta Press.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-04-23
Not of the Clingins-vine Sort.

The kind of girl they grow in Rose
valley, Prince Edward island, is illus
trated, says the Toronto Mail, by the
following incident, which took place at
Bredalbane last week: One of the fair
maids of the valley drove in in q single
wagon ana pulled up in front of q store
occupied by q well-known Spectator.
She gracefully alightcd from the vehi-
Gle and inquired the price of flour.
The proprietor was stanuing in front
of the store in conversation with q
number of friends. He pointed to a
barrel of flour on the platform and
said: "Miss-, if you will put that
barrel of flour in your wagon you can
have it for nothing" 1t is known that
the gentleman who made this reply is
not given to charity or liberal with bis
fair share Of the worlds goods, and his
establishment and his disgust may be
more easily imagined than described
when the fair maid OF Rose valley grip
ped the barrel and landed it clean over
the front wheel into tho body of the
wagon, took her seat upon it, and
thanking tho merchant for his kindness,
drove off amid the cheers of those who
witnessed the act.